Schurtz and Ties: A podcast about education and culture
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Inspired by the classroom, Kasey Schurtz and Brian T. Miller wrestle with how to become better teachers, leaders, and people.
Schurtz and Ties is sponsored by PeerDrivePD.com and is a proud member of the TeachBetter Podcast Network.
You can find out more about Brian and Kasey, discover resources, and enjoy more content on their website, SchurtzandTies.com.
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Episode 141: Hunting in a Farmer’s World with John Dini
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May 31, 2026 |
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🎙️ Episode 140: Casey Watts on Clarity, Complexity, and the Work That Actually Moves Us Forward
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May 26, 2026 |
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Episode 139: Celebrity Principal or Real Principal with Jedd Hefer
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May 10, 2026 |
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Episode 138: Cordelia Fine on Gender, Schools, and the Stories We Tell About Boys and Girls
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May 01, 2026 |
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Episode 137: Alfie Kohn on Compliance, Control, and What Schools Reward
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Episode 136: Why Humans Took 300,000 Years to Invent the Toilet with Adam Mastroianni
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Schurtz & Ties Presents: Behavioral Leadership with Tony DeRose | Guest Appearance on Collab Lab Live
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Episode 135: The Literacy Knowledge Teachers Need with Mary Jo Fresch
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Episode 134: The Wisdom of Being Unsure with Maggie Jackson
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Episode 133 (Part 1): Teaching Through Fear — Inside a School During a Political Firestorm
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Episode 133 (Part 2): The Fear Teachers Carry — When One Decision Can End a Career
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Episode 132: Brain Myths, Learning Science, and What Teachers Actually Need to Know — with Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Episode 131: No-Nonsense Brewing No-Nonsense Education
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Episode 130: Choice, Structure, and the Cost of Getting Education Wrong with Barry Schwartz
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Schurtz Shorts: What’s Our Guiding Light?
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Episode 129: When Inclusion Stops Working — A Conversation with Dr. Douglas Fuchs
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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Episode 128: Feed the Cats: Coaching Classrooms, Competition, and Joy with Tony Holler
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Episode 127: Anxious Kids, Anxious Adults: Communication, Accountability, and the Work Beneath Behavior with Peck
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Episode 126: Brain Science, Trauma, and Rethinking School Behavior with Dr. Katie Lohmiller and Halley Gruber
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Episode 125: Clear Expectations, Reflective Questions, and Raising Good Humans. A conversation with Pete Hall
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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Schurtz Shorts: Christmas Special
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 124: Beyond Punishment: The Case for Accountability
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Schurtz Shorts: The Balance Between Punishment and Accountability
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 123: Beyond the Gap: Grade-Level Access, Scaffolding, and What Today’s Learners Need, with John Almarode
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Schurtz Shorts: Emotionally Sound Leadership: What to Share, What to Hold, and Why it Matters
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 122: People, Curriculum, and the Ocean Between.
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Schurtz Shorts: When Your Best Strategies Stop Working
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 121: Doing the Inner Work, with Jennifer Abrams
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Schurtz Shorts: Solving PD Time
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 120: Skill or Will? And the gaps that divide.
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 119: Broken Windows and Measured Responses
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Ep. 118: Closing the Divide — Building Bridges Between Admin and Staff
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Ep. 117: Education is complicated. Keep it simple.
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 116: Unintentional Culture Killers, with Darron Pepperd
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 115: "Yes, And…" Lessons from Improv expert Bob Kulhan
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 114: Surviving the Evergreen Shooting: One story, many warnings - a conversation with a mom and son
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 113: Traits of Cool, characteristics of a bully, and the thin line between.
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 112: Culture by Design—the Upper Arrow with Sydne Jacques
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 111 : The Lost Key to Life and Leadership: A Conversation with John Dickson
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Welcome to season 4!
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 109: Season 3 Takeaways!
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 108: Ignoring principals and building culture, with Jimmy Casas
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May 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 107: Get Outside, with Court Rustemeyer
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May 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 106: Responsibility Monkeys, with Todd Whitaker
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May 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 105: How to "do Culture," change Culture, with Josh Tovar
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 104: April Engagement Madness with Jedd Hefer
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 103: Stop Cancelling PD!
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 102: Successfully navigating hard conversations, with Jennifer Abrams
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 101: Instructional Leadership with Principal Kafele
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 100: The boxes we carry
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 99: Design Thinking and "Feeling the toe pinch" with Julie Schell
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 98: Teachers Deserve It, with Rae Hughart.
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 97: Ideas and Quotes worth (re)Considering
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 96: What we do when the lights go out, with Chris Gonsalvez
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 95: Range of Knowledge and solving Impossible Problems
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 94: We're in the dark ages of behavior management. Scott Ervin brings the light.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 93: The Truth About Reading. An honest conversation.
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Ep 92: Smart Thinking, with Dr. Art Markman
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 91: A Threat to the Model, with John Hattie
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Ep 90: Overcoming Education: A conversation with Dr. Brad Gustafson
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 89: Beware the wolves! A conversation with Amy Berry's Continuum of Engagement
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 88: Ask questions. Listen well. Be interested. A conversation about Personal Engagement.
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 87: Forget the students (not really), its all about the teachers! (no, really).
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 86: "Who before the do." Intellectual Engagement with John Almarode
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 85: Be cautious, be free, be curious. The importance of Cultural Engagement
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Ep 84: "Put me on hold, please" and the smell of milk: A Barstool Episode
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 83: "Its all about security." Emotional Engagement with Charle Peck
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 82: Social Engagement: A reflection of who We are and want to be.
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 81: "Stay a teacher." Wisdom on Behavioral Engagement with Jedd Hafer
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 80: Physical Engagement
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Ep 79: The Red Threads of Engagement
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 78: Lessons from the summer, and more!
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Ep. 77: Supporting teachers, Reaching students. A conversation with Jim Knight
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 76: Teacher perceptions vs Principal perceptions: A conversation about educator wellbeing, with Dr. Humphrys and Dr Syson
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 75: Better PD. Here's how. Here's why.
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Ep 74: It Doesn't End with Relationships
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May 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 73: Let them be loud; Let them show up. A conversation about culture with Tina Curry
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May 21, 2024 |
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Ep 72. Stand Tall, with Steve Bollar
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May 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 71: What Schools Need Now. An honest discussion about mental health, with Tim Dohrer and Tom Golebiewski
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May 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 70: Finally. A useful discussion about AI integration, with Vera Cubero
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 69: Should we be hairy finishers? Maybe. Probably . . . Absolutely!
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Ep. 68: Rethinking that which shall not be named
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 67: A Spring Break Soundtrack
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Ep 66: How to nail your next interview, with Darrin Peppard
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 65: Is Education a little bit culty?
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 64: The Kids are Alright . . . Aren't They?
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 63: Thriving Educators, Thriving Schools. A conversation with Charlie Peck
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 62: Lost Boys and Struggling Educators, with Hal Bowman
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 61: Identifying the Humanity, with Erica Heilman
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 60: The Dark Side of Motivation
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 59: Superheroes in the classroom? Maybe.
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 58: The Future of Education, According to History. A conversation with Dr. Flamm.
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 57: The meaning of conducting, with Jim Papoulis
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Happy New Year
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 56: Reflection: why bison run and mirrors distort.
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 55 : The Culture Blend, with Jerry Jones
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 54: How to survive a rip current and the sacrifice for power - a barstool episode.
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 53: Why so serious? A turning from the abyss; a call towards joy.
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 52: Teachers and Parents and Bridging the Relationship Gap. An honest discussion.
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Ep 51. AI and education's obligation.
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 50: "A cat won't follow a lemming off a cliff" and other educational sayings that don't exist.
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 49: Can Education be a System of Profound Knowledge?
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 48: Get your hands dirty. Engage in the mess. Find solutions.
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 47: The Cult of Done. Is it worth throwing away?
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 46: Safe, secure, and stable. A reflection of over 40 years.
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 45: The destructive and constructive nature of comparison.
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 44: The Future of Schools, Now
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 43: Be a Ruckus Maker, with Danny Bauer
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Ep 42: Safe vs Brave Schools.
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Ep 41. "Localize your message" and how best to embrace the hard, with Jenn Ford
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 40: "Sharpen Your Ax" : Spend time focusing on humans
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 39: "You. Belong. Here." Three intentional ways to create a culture of belonging
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 38: Start the Year off Strong. Lean into who you are
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 37: What are you hankerin' for?
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 36: Favorite fictional teachers and what they teach us about being human.
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 35: Chatbot, the psychology of free, and the discomfort of leadership. A barstool conversation
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Ep. 34: Summer Soundtrack (APPLE PODCAST RELEASE w/o music)
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 33: #KeepKnocking : The Art of Never Giving Up on People
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Ep 32: Educational Leadershi* : It's messy, and fully worth it.
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Ep 31: Education is a Wicked Problem, which means it is impossible to solve. We tried anyway.
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May 28, 2023 |
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Ep. 30: Bridging the Recognition Gap and Strengthening Your School Culture
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May 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 29: Finish Strong! Be Mr. May.
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May 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 28: "What about the boring kids?"
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May 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 27: Ted Lasso is flawed. And that's why we love him! And it's why we can learn from him.
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 26: Gossip. Lets chat about it! Because it isn't as bad as we think.
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 25: Influential Teachers: What made them great and why they are remembered.
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 24: We are Anxious. So let's do something about it.
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 23: Punishment vs Consequence. What they are, what they aren't, and why the differences matter.
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 22: Poverty. What it is and what it isn't, and the questions between.
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 21: Hippopotamus Laws : What they are and where we see them. And more importantly, what can we do about them.
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 20: Make the Intangible, Tangible : How to capture meaningful moments, and why it matters
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 19: From New York to Arizona: A barstool reflection of the sustainability of Education
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Ep 18: The Gods of Education and the the bargains we strike
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 17: Stay calm. Teach. A conversation with Dr. Mary Jo Fresch
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Ep 16: When in doubt, Do G.R.E.A.T. things! Here's how.
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 15: ChatGPT is going to disrupt education. Here's how we can (and should) embrace it.
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 14: Responsibility Centered Discipline: The most effective and purposeful method for changing behavior
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 13: Universal Design for Life: What Unnecessary Barriers can we Eliminate? (Part 2)
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 12: Universal Design for Life: What Unnecessary Barriers Can We Eliminate? (Part 1)
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 11: Elevator Thinking, Spider-Man and How We Find Identity : A barstool episode.
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Christmas Break
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 10: Curse of Knowledge vs Gap of Knowledge (Part 2): Analyzing the gaps of misunderstanding between teachers and parents
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 9: Curse of Knowledge vs Gap of Knowledge (Part 1): Analyzing the gaps of misunderstanding between teachers and parents
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 8: What can sports teach us about achieving excellence?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 7: Education Soundtrack (APPLE PODCAST RELEASE w/o music)
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 6: The worst TV and Film bosses…and what to do if you have a terrible boss.
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 5: How to attain autonomy, mastery and purpose in our schools and in our lives
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 4: How do you know if you've chosen the right career... or significant other?
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Ep. 3: What to do when the honeymoon ends?
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 2: Active, not Passive: Five phrases that can help change our perspectives on conflict, students, and daily life
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 1: Forging New Paths
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Sep 30, 2022 |